PlayStation Plus Update: Instant Game Collection Comes to PS Vita

This is the week we’ve been waiting for as PS Vita officially joins the PlayStation Plus membership with the Instant Game Collection, which now delivers six PS Vita titles in addition to the lineup of 12 PS3 Games. Don’t forget that in addition to the free games that come with your membership, PS Plus also delivers PS Vita benefits such as discounts, online storage for game saves, Automatic Updates, and auto Trophy sync!

We’ve also got new PS3 free games for members, like the acclaimed Dungeon Defenders, great discounts on amazing games and a bonus PS Plus freebie! Read on to check out all the Plus content hitting this week when the PlayStation Store updates on November 20th.

Don’t have PlayStation Plus? Go to the PlayStation Store on your PS3 or click here to get access.

Gravity Rush (PS Vita)

Free for Plus Members

Gain a new perspective as you take on the role of Kat, a strong-willed girl seeking the means to protect her future in a world that’s crumbling to pieces. Taking gravity into your own hands to deliver devastating attacks, uncover the secrets to your past and explore a mysterious world. One of my personal favorite PS Vita games is yours to play free with PS Plus.

WipEout 2048 (PS Vita)

Free for Plus Members

With PS Vita’s enhanced controls – including front touch, rear touch, and six-axis motion sensors, this entry into the venerable WipEout series is one of the best. Optimized for 23rd century racing, you can compete with up to 8 other players on 10 new tracks. Don’t forget to stay on top of those online leaderboards too!

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack (PS Vita)

Free for Plus Members

One of the most unique and hilarious PS Vita titles also happens to be one of the best. A side-scrolling puzzle-platformer about an ornery mutant blob that, after being held captive in a lab that can only be described as something out of a retro sci-fi movie from the early ’50’s, escapes into the world and sets out on a path to consume everything. Use touch and the motion sensor functions combined with traditional analog stick controls to defeat the pathetic humans. Eat your way to freedom. It’s that fun.

Jet Set Radio (PS Vita)

Free for Plus Members

Tag, grind, and trick to the beat in SEGA’s hit game Jet Set Radio on PS Vita. Free for PS Plus members the same day it releases; fight for control of Tokyo-to, mark your turf with graffiti, tag walls, billboards, and even rival gang members! Perform tricks and flips on magnetically driven in-line skates, but watch out for the local police force. They’re not nice.

Final Fantasy Tactics (PS Vita, PSP)

Free for Plus Members

Originally released in 1998 on the original PlayStation, this first tactical RPG in the legendary Final Fantasy series, enthralled fans around the world with its unique artistic style and intricate storyline, and it’s certainly one of my top favorites of all time. A sublime strategy experience with an ever engrossing job system, tactical battles, tens of hours of gameplay, and remastered from the original, yours free with Plus.

Limited Time Sale Offer: Music Unlimited Premium One Year Subscription

Music fans with a PS Plus membership: We’ve got an amazing deal on Sony Entertainment Network’s Music Unlimited service. For those unfamiliar, you can use your Music Unlimited premium subscription on a range of compatible devices including PS3, PS Vita, Android phones and tablets, iPhone and iPod touch and any PC. Choose any album or song from a catalog of millions. Never any ads or song skip limits. An annual subscription is valued at over $119, so at practically 90% off Plus members will get an amazing deal of a 1 year subscription for $12. This is a limited time offer so get it on the PS3 or PS Vita Store while you can!

Sonic Bundle: Sonic 1 + Sonic 2

Free for Plus Members

If you haven’t revisited these two Genesis classics in some time, or perhaps even better have never experienced them, you’re in luck! Plus members will be getting this Sonic Bundle which includes Sonic 1 and 2, free. Upgraded for a great look on an HD screen and PS3 Trophies to boot; see where one of gaming’s heroes got his start with this bundle.

Select SEGA Titles (aka more SEGA goodness)

Various Discounts

In case the Sonic Bundle above wasn’t enough, SEGA’s got more great offers on some of their more recent releases including NiGHTS into Dreams and a Hell Yeah Bundle (including the 2 Add-Ons), among other games. Check out the full list below.

Game

PSN Sale Price

Plus Sale Price

Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Complete Edition

$19.99

$14.99

Hell Yeah Bundle (Full game + 2 DLCs)

$14.99

$10.49

NiGHTS into Dreams

$6.99

$4.89

Jet Set Radio

$6.99

$4.89

Sonic Adventure 2

$6.99

$4.89

Sonic Adventure 1 & DLC Bundle

$4.99

$3.99

Sega Rally Arcade

$4.99

$2.99

Space Channel 5: Part 2

$3.99

$2.99

Sorcery (PS3)

Sorcery is a fast-paced action adventure where your PlayStation Move motion controller is transformed into a powerful magic wand, immersing players in a unique fantasy adventure like never before. As the sorcerer’s apprentice Finn, it is up to you to master the arcane arts and defeat the Nightmare Queen. PS Plus members who own Move owe it to themselves to check out this fantastic game at a great price.

That wraps it up for this week! PlayStation Plus will continue to grow and strive to be the best bet for gamers around the world, and your feedback is indispensable in that process.

In addition, with many new features hitting Plus and possible new members as well, we updated our PS Plus FAQ page as well. Visit it if you have any questions about your Plus membership.

Thanks for continuing to make your voice heard, and as usual, I’ll see you in the comments.

PlayStation Plus Update 11-19-2012 Frequently Asked Questions

I pay for Music Unlimited using auto-renew every month. How do I go about getting the special offers?With the 11/20 PlayStation Store update, there will be an option to purchase the one-year subscription, so you’ll need to select the one-year subscription package option to get the deal.

What time with the firmware update for PS Vita be live?It will be live at approximately 9:00pm PST on 11/19. The Instant Game Collection for PS Vita will be available after the PlayStation Store updates on 11/20.

Woooooo! Finally!!!!! Plus for Vita!! Not to mention dungeon defenders and sonic games! and and great thing giving discounts for sega games, I’m definetlly going to get some. Thanks for this awsome update and keep up the great work!

Thank you sony! I have always thought that the price of PSN+ pays for itself….but the is even better….if that is possible. I am so glad that I held off on buying any of these games! I checked at my work and even just buying uncharted, gravity rush and wipeout comes to $110! This makes getting PSN+ for vita owners a must!

Oh! Question! My PSP isn’t internet enabled or anything like that but it is linked to my PS3. How will downloading FFTactics work? Just d/l it and transfer it to the psp? Will it be playable infinitely since my psp isn’t internet enabled? If so is there some sort of timestamp on it if my plus sub doesn’t get reupped?

Yeah, just download it on PS3, then transfer. You don’t need to be internet connected or anything to play the game once it’s transferred, but I’ll have to do some digging on the tech side to see how the PSP will know when to limit access.

Dungeon Defenders.. a game that always interested me that looks fun but never found it interesting enough to pay for.. now I get it free!! I dont have a Vita (but my cousin does) Ill just be using his to play Gravity rush and Uncharted heh) finally since Double Dragon launched in Sept do I get a free game(s) I actually WANT/care about… woot!!! looks like Ill have to wait til the first week of Feb before it finally happens again :(

Morgan, I need you to find something out for me. WIth the automatic updates for Vita with Plus, will we still be able to read the patch release notes for the updates that were downloaded? That’s one of the huge perks of Vita over PS3; being able to see what the patch actually does.

now i remember seeing something when i was going to preorder playstaion all stars that the game will be available 12:01 am est on nov 20th and u get all the preorder bonus costumes as well. now is that true

This is a great ps+ update, but I hope vita users are aware – it also has an ulterior motive. Look at all those free vita games, they take up a good amount of space, now I need to buy a bigger proprietary sony memory card! $99 there’s your free games.

everyone the black ops bug issiue sould be fixed bye tommorew ownly if you guys can stop calling actavstion none stop i can have this resolved in 20min but not if actavsion close the phone line so please stop calling i already fixed this problem with xbox 360 i have to tell actavsion what to do so they can call sony after for the pacth they need to fix it

This is a great week. Everyone gets their Vita stuff, I will get one on Black Friday, hopefully, and I will without a doubt get Music Unlimited for such an insane discount. Great work this week Sony. Hope to hear of some PSN ‘Black Friday’ sales sometime today, or tomorrow.

I’m excited to see Plus coming to Vita though. Any idea when the Vita update will occur today?

Also, Dungeon Defenders is a really fun game. Bought it when it first came out. Only stopped playing because people keep kicking you out of their game whenever you try to join, which is a pain. Hopefully now that more people are getting to play it, the community will be alittle less obnoxious.

Will PS+ for Vita be a weekly update like the PS3 or monthly? How many games can we expect each month? Very excited about plus for the Vita. Just bought my girlfriend the Assassins creed Vita bundle and got her plus, She is supper stoked for Uncharted. Thank you Playstation!

Wow! This has been the best month ever. First RE5. Then Quantum Conundrum, which is simply wonderful. Its the only game thats even come close to making me feel the way Portal 2 did. I love how they incorporated all the dimensions into the later puzzles. I felt so accomplised every time I solved one. Now we’re getting Dungeon Defenders and Sonic 1 + 2. Sonic 2 was my favorite game growing up. I played a demo for DD a few weeks back and it was really fun. Its like a mix of tower defense and a dungeon crawler/rpg with all the looting and leveling up. Definetly meant to be played with multiple people. Looking forward to digging deep into this one tomorrow. Thanks Plus!!!

Very impressive update. Definitely gave this one a 5. I am very surprised and happy with the Music Unlimited discount. It’s pretty awesome to listen to anything I want while playing Vita games. The Vita Plus games are also impressive. You are giving us some of your best games here. Thanks for your hard work, guys.

If my PS+ account is on my master account/PS3 & my sub account (which is what I normally use since I made it before I was 18) that’s tied to the master account is on my Vita, can I still take advantage of PS+ content on the Vita the same way I’ve been able to get PS+ games/discounts on my PS3?